adjective
- excessively or too slow; slower than necessary or desired
Usage: informal; often used in technical or performance contexts
verb
- to slow down excessively; to reduce speed beyond what is appropriate or needed
Usage: transitive; often used in technical or mechanical contexts
Examples
- The overslow internet connection made it difficult to stream the video.
- The car's overslow acceleration disappointed the driver.
- Don't overslow the process; we need to finish by noon.
- The system was running overslow due to too many background applications.
- He tends to overslow his speech when nervous, making it hard to understand.
- The overslow pace of the meeting frustrated the team members.